good to hear you're cleared for takeoff (from the dragstrip tree and the morning coffee)

And could you PLEASE write up a how-to on odometer gear replacement for a sticky on the site? Thanks

 

Here's a two part how to from youtube, derf.

 

Derf,
The Odometer is the part that failed, both the trip and the regular one more or less quit intermittently until it no longer works at all. That was with about 98000 miles on the car. As the car is parked outside AND the Sun here along with the Heat which has done a number on a lot of the plastic pieces of the car causing them to get brittle and break with out the slightest provocation I assumed the problem was heat related. Specially since the dashboard is digital rather than analog, the displays, all needle derived are digitally driven. Blow a certain fuse (don't remember which one but it was done shortly after the car was purchased in 1996, the whole dashboard quits and if my memory is correct, the speedometer too. Although my memory might be wrong. Us old people suffer from things like that. I have a dash board purchased from Hoseppi (spelling) with 400,000 miles on it that is supposed to be a good one. I was planning to replace the whole thing. I really have it done that as I am half afraid if I touch anything something will break I can not repair. But as I am going to have to figure that out, let me check what my (Professional) Mitchels actually says and I will get back to you based on what information I have.

 

Thank you Rube. Now I don't have to do an INTERNET search.

I just figured that Unc is meticulous and would provide a great writeup.

 

He can still do a write up if he wants to. The kid neglects to mention removing the screws that hold the electrical connectors to the back of the speedometer and that there are a couple of plugs too. You just have to be gentle with the plugs upon removal. Also, you WILL break some of the tabs holding it together. I don't care how careful you are. I have one that I replaced the gear in and it's ready to go. Fortunately for me, I found a complete, low mileage cluster that I just swapped into mine. Now I have a back up if I need it!

 

That 1st vid sounded like a jazzy Vince Guaraldi.
The second song sucked.
But the vids were somewhat helpful.

My trip odo is stuck on 9.9 mi so it must have internal gearing broken unrelated to the red gear.

 

It's a small, red gear, derf. I found one on ebay for about twenty bucks and went ahead and repaired mine. It's not that difficult as long as you take your time and don't force anything. Biggest problem is not breaking any of the plastic tabs they're so frigging brittle.